Senate Bill No. 1100
Public Act No. 19-14
AN ACT CONCERNING "U PSKIRTING".
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 53a-189a of the general statutes is repealed and
the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019):
(a) A person is guilty of voyeurism when, (1) with malice, such
person knowingly photographs, films, videotapes or otherwise records
the image of another person (A) without the knowledge and consent of
such other person, (B) while such other person is not in plain view, and
(C) under circumstances where such other person has a reasonable
expectation of privacy, (2) with intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual
desire of such person or any other person, such person knowingly
photographs, films, videotapes or otherwise records the image of
another person (A) without the knowledge and consent of such other
person, (B) while such other person is not in plain view, and (C) under
circumstances where such other person has a reasonable expectation of
privacy, (3) with the intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desire of such
person, commits simple trespass, as provided in section 53a-110a, and
observes, in other than a casual or cursory manner, another person (A)
without the knowledge or consent of such other person, (B) while such
other person is inside a dwelling, as defined in section 53a-100, and not
in plain view, and (C) under circumstances where such other person Senate Bill No. 1100
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has a reasonable expectation of privacy, or (4) with intent to arouse or
satisfy the sexual desire of such person or any other person, such
person knowingly photographs, films, videotapes or otherwise records
the genitals, pubic area or buttocks of another person or the
undergarments or stockings that clothe the genitals, pubic area or
buttocks of another person (A) without the knowledge and consent of
such other person, [and] (B) while such genitals, pubic area, buttocks,
undergarments or stockings are not in plain view, and (C) under
circumstances where such other person has a reasonable expectation of
privacy, whether such other person is or is not in a public place.
(b) For purposes of this section, "in plain view" does not include any
view that is achieved by photographing, filming, videotaping or
otherwise recording under or around a person's clothing, and "public
place" means public place, as defined in section 53a-186.
[(b)] (c) Voyeurism is (1) a class D felony for a first offense, except as
provided in subdivision (3) of this subsection, (2) a class C felony for
any subsequent offense, and (3) a class C felony for a first offense when
(A) such person has been previously convicted of an offense
enumerated in subsection (f) of section 53a-29, or (B) the intended
subject of the offense is a person under sixteen years of age.
[(c)] (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 54-193, no person
may be prosecuted for an offense under subdivision (1), (2) or (4) of
subsection (a) of this section except within five years from the date of
the offense, or within five years from the date the subject of the offense
discovers the existence of the photograph, film, videotape or other
recording that constitutes a violation of subdivision (1), (2) or (4) of
subsection (a) of this section, whichever is later.